unquestioningly

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adverb

Without asking questions or having doubts. With complete obedience and without making any opposition.

“She accepted unquestioningly the dictum that a woman's place is in the home.”

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Meanings

adverbunquestioningly (comparative more unquestioningly, superlative most unquestioningly)

comparative more unquestioningly · superlative most unquestioningly

  1. Without asking questions or having doubts. With complete obedience and without making any opposition.

    She accepted unquestioningly the dictum that a woman's place is in the home.

    2 more examples

    Miss Hamilton's look expressed surprise, but she accepted what he said unquestioningly; it agreed with much that she had heard.

    1927, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], Max Carrados Mysteries

    They [Asian pears] are unquestionably Christmassy and festive, with their golden speckled skin.

    2015 September 5, Mark Diacono, “In praise of the Asian pear”, in The Daily Telegraph (Gardening), archived from the original on 12 Sep 2015, page 1

    Synonyms: unconditionally

Synonyms & antonyms

adverbWithout asking questions or having doubts. With complete obedience and without making any opposition.

Origin

Translations

Polish bezkrytycznie
  • bezkrytyczniewithout asking questions or having doubts
Spanish incondicionalmente, a pies juntillas
  • incondicionalmentewithout asking questions or having doubts
  • a pies juntillaswithout asking questions or having doubts
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Chicago

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